We've reached the midway point of the season and things in the AFL are starting to heat up. Only 14 rounds have passed and our predictions from the start of the season have gone all over the place. Our Brownlow favourites have been suspended, our premiership favourites have suffered injuries and based on weekly tipping it seems like nothing in the AFL can be predicted.
However, we enter the second half of the season confident that based on what we've seen so far, we have an idea of which teams will finish where and which players will etch their names in history.
Here are our midseason predictions:
Top 5 in Brownlow Medal votes
1. Nat Fyfe (Fremantle): Unfortunately due to suspension, Nat Fyfe cannot claim his second Brownlow Medal in four years. Having his best year since 2015, Fyfe suffered a one-week suspension in round 12 which makes him ineligible to win the award.
2. Tom Mitchell (Hawthorn): Having an incredible season, Tom Mitchell will walk away with the 2018 Brownlow Medal. Picking up more disposals than any other player in the league, Mitchell has been able to get the Hawks in top eight contention and may lead them to a finals berth.
3. Patrick Cripps (Carlton): It may be hard to see Cripps picking up any votes in the many blowouts he and his team have received, but there aren't many superstars more valuable to their club than Cripps. Also, he doesn't have another star in the navy blue stealing his votes.
4. Andrew Gaff (West Coast): The best player on the team finishing inside the top two is always in a good position on brownlow night. Gaff, who gets plenty of the ball, is never out of the umpires' sight and will poll his fair share of votes in the next half of the season.
5. Shaun Higgins (North Melbourne): One of the league's most underrated talents, Higgins has again been a superstar in the league and the reason why the Kangaroos have been able to shock so many fans. It's time the league start to appreciate what this man can do for his team.
